The Doors of Perception

1954 essay by Aldous Huxley
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The Doors of Perception

Summary

The Doors of Perception is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (650 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Doors of Perception authored Aldous Huxley[3].
  • The Doors of Perception's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Doors of Perception's genre is essay[5].
  • The Doors of Perception's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • The Doors of Perception's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[7].
  • The Doors of Perception was released on +1954-01-01T00:00:00Z[8].
  • The Doors of Perception's main subject is philosophy[9].
  • The Doors of Perception's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Doors of Perception'}[10].

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Authorship and Creation

The Doors of Perception authored Aldous Huxley[3].

Publication

The Doors of Perception was released on +1954-01-01T00:00:00Z[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[6]. Its genre is essay[5].

Subject and Themes

The Doors of Perception's main subject is philosophy[9].

Cultural Impact

Things named for The Doors of Perception include The Doors[11], a musical group[12], founded in 1965[13].

Why It Matters

The Doors of Perception ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (650 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Entities named for it include The Doors[11], a musical group[12], founded in 1965[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [11] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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